North Mills River
Local River Info
Located in northwestern Henderson County, the North Mills River coalesces below Hendersonville Reservoir, a small drinking water impoundment formed by the confluence of Fletcher and Big Creeks. Although technically a tailrace, the spillover dam does nothing to enhance the fertility or temperature stability of this large creek. However, the stocking of 11,000 trout between October and June along a 4-mile stretch of the North Mills makes it a stream worth checking out. Fishing pressure is heaviest in the North Mills Recreation Area campground, but anglers who hike in from the Trace Ridge Trailhead can find solitude and unpressured fish on weekdays. Dries, nymphs, streamers, they all work here.
